Global Patent Index - EP 2388882 A2

EP 2388882 A2 20111123 - Parallel powering of portable electrical devices

Title (en)

Parallel powering of portable electrical devices

Title (de)

Paralleler Antrieb für tragbare Elektrogeräte

Title (fr)

Parallel powering of portable electrical devices

Publication

EP 2388882 A2 20111123 (EN)

Application

EP 11165975 A 20110513

Priority

US 78253310 A 20100518

Abstract (en)

A system (100) may include an electronic device (110) configured to consume a supply current; an AC to DC adapter (104) configured to be coupled to the electronic device, wherein the AC to DC adapter has a maximum rated output current; a battery (108) configured to be coupled to the electronic device; DC to DC converter (106) configured to be coupled to the battery (108) and the electronic device (110); and a controller (102) configured to couple the AC to DC adapter (104) to the electronic device, the controller (102) further configured to couple the DC to DC converter (104) to the battery (108) and the electronic device (110) when the supply current exceeds the maximum rated output current of the AC to DC adapter (104).

IPC 8 full level

H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H02J 1/10 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 7/00 (2013.01 - US); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 7/34 (2013.01 - EP US); H02M 3/156 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2011121653 A1 20110526; CN 102255369 A 20111123; CN 102255369 B 20140924; EP 2388882 A2 20111123; EP 2388882 A3 20151216; JP 2012010578 A 20120112; TW 201212478 A 20120316; TW I448042 B 20140801

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 78253310 A 20100518; CN 201110125763 A 20110512; EP 11165975 A 20110513; JP 2011062247 A 20110322; TW 100117143 A 20110517